User Guide

366 Objects
Screen object
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Description
The Screen object represents a single screen in a slide or form document. This object contains
properties related to the slide or form. For access to the array of all Screen objects in the
document, use the following code:
fl.getDocumentDOM().screenOutline.screens
Property summary for the Screen object
The Screen object has the following properties:
Properties Description
screen.accName A string that is equivalent to the Name field in the Accessibility
panel.
screen.childScreens Read-only; the array of child screens for this screen. The array is
empty if there are no child screens.
screen.description A string that is equivalent to the Description field in the
Accessibility panel.
screen.forceSimple A Boolean value that enables and disables accessibility for the
object’s children.
screen.hidden A Boolean value that specifies whether a screen is visible.
screen.instanceName Read-only; a string that represents the instance name used to
access the object from ActionScript.
screen.name Read-only; a string that represents the name of the screen.
screen.nextScreen Read-only; an object that represents the next peer screen in the
parent’s
childScreens array.
screen.parameters Read-only; an array of ActionScript 2.0 properties that are
accessible from the screen Property inspector.
screen.parentScreen Read-only; an object that represents the parent screen.
screen.prevScreen Read-only; an object that represents the previous peer screen in
the parent’s
childScreens array.
screen.silent A Boolean value that specifies whether the object is accessible.
CHAPTER 33
Objects